ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · ME · GEOID 230172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Oxford County, Maine

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.6%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone73.8%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.1%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.8 min → 28.9 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.1% → 13.6%▲ 5.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 73.8%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.8% ±1.7 pp
Carpool9.4% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.6% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 26,561 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

90thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 90% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate59,255± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,561± 787 MOE
Workers with travel time22,940± 791 MOE
Estimated home workers3,621± 553 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.